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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education ventures. People want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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