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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online education technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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