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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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