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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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