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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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