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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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