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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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