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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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