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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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