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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning are making it possible for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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