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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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