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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning enable students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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