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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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