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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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