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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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