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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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