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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Peter I Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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