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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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