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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology enable humans all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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