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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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