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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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