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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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