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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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