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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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