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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions have to consider now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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