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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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