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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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