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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning are enabling humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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