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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better understand these new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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