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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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