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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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