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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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