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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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