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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Educators want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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