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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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