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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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