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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Professors want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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