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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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