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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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