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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mayotte to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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