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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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