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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Greece to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these intriguing new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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