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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these new open education initiatives. Students want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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