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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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