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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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