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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Students want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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