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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these new open educational ventures. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important 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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