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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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