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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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