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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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