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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Dominica to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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