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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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