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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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