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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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