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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also discusses 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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