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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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