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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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