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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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