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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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