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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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