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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational ventures. Students want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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