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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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