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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to understand these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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