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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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