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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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