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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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