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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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