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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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