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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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