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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)