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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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