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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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