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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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