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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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