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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational initiatives. People want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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