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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology enable students all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Clipperton Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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