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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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