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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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