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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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