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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online education are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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