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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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