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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in elearning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better grasp these compelling new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the most important 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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