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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Monaco to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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