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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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