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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 massive open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. People want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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