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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Andorra to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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