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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Instructors want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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