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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these significant new open education ventures. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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