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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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