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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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