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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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