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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these important new open education initiatives. Students want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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