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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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