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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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