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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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