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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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