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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic education technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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