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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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