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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online education have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to understand these open educational ventures. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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