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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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