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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like McHenry County College to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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