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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in e-learning are enabling learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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