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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Nauru to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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