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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in electronic education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Denmark to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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