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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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