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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in elearning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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