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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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