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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic education technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Elidaemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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