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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Students want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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