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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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