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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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