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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in elearning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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