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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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