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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education ventures. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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