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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education endeavours. Educators want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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