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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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