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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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