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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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