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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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