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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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