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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these compelling new open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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