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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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