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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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