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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Students want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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