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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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