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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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