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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. People want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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