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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning enable humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also describes the 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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