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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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