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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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