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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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