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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Elidaemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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