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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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