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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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