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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic education technology enable people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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