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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This dramatic 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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