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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning are enabling learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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