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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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