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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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