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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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