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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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