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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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