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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in e-learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Kiribati to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. People want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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