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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in elearning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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