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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also examines the 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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