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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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