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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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