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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning are empowering people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open education experiments. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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