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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning make it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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