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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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