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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education ventures. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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