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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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