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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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