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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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