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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Chad to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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