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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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