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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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