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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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