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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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