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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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