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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Educators want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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