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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to understand these promising new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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