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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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