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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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