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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are considering today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. People want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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