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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like India to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Students want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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