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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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