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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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