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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOCs? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. People want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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