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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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