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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning have empowered students all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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