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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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