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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in elearning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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