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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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