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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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