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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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