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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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