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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in e-learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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