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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online education have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Greece to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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