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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Universities want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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