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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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