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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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