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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that online learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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