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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology enable learners all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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