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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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