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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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