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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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