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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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