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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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