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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open educational ventures. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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