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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online education have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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