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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Students want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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