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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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