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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors 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 assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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