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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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