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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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