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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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