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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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