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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Educators want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also considers the most important 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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