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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to understand these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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