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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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