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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online education are enabling learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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