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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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