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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Abkhazia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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