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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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