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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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