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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open education initiatives. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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