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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Michigan State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these compelling new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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