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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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