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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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