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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in elearning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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