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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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