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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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