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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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