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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better comprehend these significant new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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