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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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