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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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