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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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