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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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