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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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