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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online education technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Educators want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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