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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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