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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning are enabling learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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