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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in elearning have empowered humans all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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