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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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