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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in elearning have made it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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