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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better understand these important new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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