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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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