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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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