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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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