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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning have enabled students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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