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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. People want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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