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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning enable people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Norfolk Island to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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