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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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