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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in electronic educational technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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