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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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