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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education technology have empowered learners all over the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these open education ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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