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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to consider now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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