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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Saint Martin to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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