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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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