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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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