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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in electronic education technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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