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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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