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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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