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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better perceive these important new open education undertakings. Scientists want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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