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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Spain to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open education endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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