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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bellevue University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the key 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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