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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning are enabling people all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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