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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in digital education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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