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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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