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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the major 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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