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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Luxembourg to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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