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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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