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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like San Marino to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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