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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning have empowered students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to understand these open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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