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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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