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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also talks about 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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