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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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