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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education have enabled humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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