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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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