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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Monaco to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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