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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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