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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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