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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in online education are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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