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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning enable humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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