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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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