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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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