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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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