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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology enable humans all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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