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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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