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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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