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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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