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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in digital education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kiribati to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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