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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ross Dependency to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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