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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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