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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning have made it possible for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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