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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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