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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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