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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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