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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online learning are enabling humans all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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