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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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