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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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