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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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