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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education ventures. Lecturers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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