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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in elearning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Andorra to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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