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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in electronic education technology enable students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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