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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better understand these important new open education ventures. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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