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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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