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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Students want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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