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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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