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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education ventures. Professors want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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