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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning technology are empowering students all over the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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