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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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