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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online education are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like San Marino to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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