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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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