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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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