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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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