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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are considering today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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