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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Students want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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