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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning have enabled students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Midway Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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