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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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