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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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