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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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