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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Norfolk Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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