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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to understand these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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