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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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