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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in digital education technology are empowering learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are considering today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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