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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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