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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This gripping new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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