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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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