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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Greenland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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