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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning make it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Educators want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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