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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning are enabling students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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