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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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