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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning enable learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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