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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in online learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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