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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online education have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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