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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. 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 massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also explores 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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