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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education enable people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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