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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in digital education technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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