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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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