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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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