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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open education initiatives. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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