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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Norfolk Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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