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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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