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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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