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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in online education have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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