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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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