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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online education technology have enabled humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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