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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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