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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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