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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in e-learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Greece to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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