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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online education are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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