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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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