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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Students want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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