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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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