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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritius to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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