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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Greenland to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses 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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