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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in elearning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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