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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in elearning are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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