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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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