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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in e-learning have empowered people all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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