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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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