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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open education initiatives. Students want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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