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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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