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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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