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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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