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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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