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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Professors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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