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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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