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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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