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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). New advances in elearning are providing the means for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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