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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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