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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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