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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are considering today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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