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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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