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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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