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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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