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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also studies the key 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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