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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are considering today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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