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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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