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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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