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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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