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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these new open educational ventures. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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