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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning have empowered students all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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