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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education are empowering humans all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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