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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Greece to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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