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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. 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 online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Norfolk Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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