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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Saint Lucia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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