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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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