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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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