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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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