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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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