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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic educational technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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