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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these compelling new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping 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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