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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education are enabling learners all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating 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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