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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these open education ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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