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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning make it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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