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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning have enabled students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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