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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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