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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning have enabled people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open educational ventures. Students want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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