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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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