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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic educational technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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