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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in online education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Navassa Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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