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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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