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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rutgers University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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