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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online education technology are empowering learners all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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