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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in online education are empowering students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better grasp these new open education undertakings. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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