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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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