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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to understand these compelling new open education ventures. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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