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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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