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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in e-learning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education ventures. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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