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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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