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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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