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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Professors want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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