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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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