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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that learning technology organizations must deal with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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