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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Micronesia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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