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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these important new open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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