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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Micronesia to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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