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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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