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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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