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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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