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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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