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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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