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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Navassa Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better understand these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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