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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in elearning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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