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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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