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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in online education are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational initiatives. Educators want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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