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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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