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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online learning make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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