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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in online education technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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