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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johnston Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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