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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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