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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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