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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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