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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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