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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education ventures. People want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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