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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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