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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also explores the most important 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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