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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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