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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Saint Helena to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these new open education experiments. People want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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