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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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