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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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