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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Nauru to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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