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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to understand these open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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