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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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