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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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