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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these significant new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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