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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes 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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