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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better perceive these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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