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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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