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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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