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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning have enabled students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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