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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Greenland to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Students want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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