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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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