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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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