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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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