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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Norfolk Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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