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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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