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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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