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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education