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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online education technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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