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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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