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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in electronic education technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Wake Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to understand these promising new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the key 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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