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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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