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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online education have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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