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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education initiatives. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses 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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