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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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