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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education are making it possible for learners all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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