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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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