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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are considering today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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