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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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