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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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