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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these open education undertakings. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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