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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Baker Island to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational undertakings. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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