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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in digital education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Romania to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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