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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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