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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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