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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in e-learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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