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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education make it possible for students all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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