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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in elearning enable students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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