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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better grasp these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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