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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in elearning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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