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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning are making it possible for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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