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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Dominica to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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