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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology enable humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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