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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in elearning have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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