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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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