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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). Recent gains in online learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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