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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to understand these significant new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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