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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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