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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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