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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online education have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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