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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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