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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in digital education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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