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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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