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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Belize to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to understand these new open educational ventures. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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