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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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