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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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