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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOCs? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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