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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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