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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in online education are making it possible for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better grasp these fascinating new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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