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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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