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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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