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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better perceive these new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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