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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online learning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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