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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Mauritius to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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