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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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