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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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