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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to understand these compelling new open education endeavours. People want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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