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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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