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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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