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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education are enabling people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Andorra to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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