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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these open educational undertakings. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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