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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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