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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic educational technology enable students all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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