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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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