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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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