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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are considering today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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