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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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