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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better understand these significant new open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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