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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to understand these promising new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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