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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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