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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Denmark to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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