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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic education technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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