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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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