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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in electronic educational technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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