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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational initiatives. People want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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