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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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