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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in online education enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these significant new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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