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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online learning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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